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SIA Acc. 96-095, Smithsonian Institution Assistant Provost for Educational and Cultural Programs, Records, c. 1985-1995

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Summary

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution Assistant Provost for Educational and Cultural Programs
Title:
Records, c. 1985-1995
Dates:
1985, 1985-1995, c 1985-1995
Summary:
These records document the educational outreach activities of the Office of the Assistant Provost for Educational and Cultural Programs, with earlier records dating back when it was known as the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Service and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Education and Public Service. Materials include the correspondence and memoranda of James C. Early, Executive Assistant, 1986-1987, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 1988-1989, Acting Assistant Secretary, 1990, and Assistant Secretary, 1991, for Public Programs; Assistant Secretary for Education and Public Service, 1992-1994, and Education and Cultural Programs, 1994; and Assistant Provost for Educational and Cultural Programs, 1994-1995. Records also include the correspondence, memoranda, and notes of Manjula Kumar, former Program Specialist for Public Service, 1989-1992; and Program Manager for Education and Public Service, 1992-1994, and Educational and Cultural Programs, 1994- . In addition are Educational Outreach Fund proposals for various projects; grant and financial reports; information on planned lectures and other social events for the Smithsonian's annual Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday celebration; cassettee tape recordings of the "Black Family Reunion" annual lecture series, Cultural Education Committee meetings, and special events at the Smithsonian; and videotapes of the "Slices of the Universe" program
Restrictions:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2011; Transferring office; Contact reference staff for details
Topics:
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, African Americans
Subjects:
Early, James Counts, Kumar, Manjula, Smithsonian Institution Assistant Provost for Educational and Cultural Programs Cultural Education Committee
Form/Genre:
Brochures, Collection descriptions, Clippings, Manuscripts, Drawings, Black-and-white photographs, Audiotapes, Videotapes
Local Number:
SIA Acc. 96-095

Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 96-095

Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Provost for Educational and Cultural Programs

Records, circa 1985-1995

Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator: Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Provost for Educational and Cultural Programs
Title: Records
Dates: circa 1985-1995
Quantity: 4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
Collection: Accession 96-095
Language of Materials: English

Descriptive Entry

These records document the educational outreach activities of the Office of the Assistant Provost for Educational and Cultural Programs, with earlier records dating back when it was known as the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Service and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Education and Public Service. Materials include the correspondence and memoranda of James C. Early, Executive Assistant, 1986-1987, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 1988-1989, Acting Assistant Secretary, 1990, and Assistant Secretary, 1991, for Public Programs; Assistant Secretary for Education and Public Service, 1992-1994, and Education and Cultural Programs, 1994; and Assistant Provost for Educational and Cultural Programs, 1994-1995. Records also include the correspondence, memoranda, and notes of Manjula Kumar, former Program Specialist for Public Service, 1989-1992; and Program Manager for Education and Public Service, 1992-1994, and Educational and Cultural Programs, 1994- .

In addition are Educational Outreach Fund proposals for various projects; grant and financial reports; information on planned lectures and other social events for the Smithsonian's annual Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday celebration; cassette tape recordings of the "Black Family Reunion" annual lecture series, Cultural Education Committee meetings, and special events at the Smithsonian; and videotapes of the "Slices of the Universe" program.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 96-095, Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Provost for Educational and Cultural Programs, Records

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Container List

Box 1

Educational Outreach Funding

(125EE9-13) International Year of the Child, 1987-1989

Box 1 of 4

(1234E9-04) Spanish Southtrack on a Film, 1988-1989

Box 1 of 4

(126CE9-02) Publication of Radio Featurettes, 1987-1988

Box 1 of 4

(126EE9-19) Deaf Way Around the World, 1989

Box 1 of 4

(1261E9-47) Los Pleneros de la 21, 1989

Box 1 of 4

(1269E8-04) Public Service Announcement for Anacostia Museum Exhibition, 1987-1989

Box 1 of 4

(1255E8-15) National Museum of American History: Afro-American Index Project, 1987-1989

Box 1 of 4

(1257E8-35) National Museum of African Art: Film Festival, 1988

Box 1 of 4

(1255E8-21) National Museum of American History: American Indian Program, 1988-1989

Box 1 of 4

(1268E8-23) Office of Telecommunications, Hispanic Television Research, 1988-1990

Box 1 of 4

(121EE8-25) Cooperative Ad Campaign, 1987-1989

Box 1 of 4

(1292E8-28) Resident Associates Program, Jabob Lawrence, 1988-1989

Box 1 of 4

(1254E8-39) Sackler Gallery, Survey on Asian-American Groups, 1988-1989

Box 1 of 4

(1254E8-44) Neilsen, Sackler Gallery, & NDL

Box 1 of 4

(121EE8-47) Latino Working Committee, 1988

Box 1 of 4

(1255E7-02) Afro-American Index Project, 1986-1989

Box 1 of 4

(126EE7-06) Docent Training Videotape: "Part of Your General Public is Diabled," 1986-1988

Box 1 of 4

(1255E7-10) Quilting, 1987-1989

Box 1 of 4

(1261E7-11) Black History Month, 1987-1989

Box 1 of 4

(1255E7-12) Film Images of Native Americans, 1987-1989

Box 1 of 4

(125BE7-17) Theatre of American History/Armory

Box 1 of 4

(1253E7-19) Lost and Found Traditions, 1987-1989

Box 1 of 4

(1252E7-20) Cultures in Motion: Perspectives in American Diversity, 1987-1990

Box 1 of 4

(1238E7-21) Educational Videotape Tour, 1987-1990

Box 1 of 4

(1255E7-22) National Museum of American History: Indians, The Constitution and Treaties, 1987-1989

Box 1 of 4

(1261E6-27) Guide to Resources, 1986-1988

Box 1 of 4

(1253E6-28) Hispanic-American Art: 20th Century Selections

Box 1 of 4

(1268E6?18) Biodiversity Conference, 1986-1987

Box 1 of 4

(1253E6-21) National Survey on Special Programs for the Handicapped, 1986-1988

Box 1 of 4

(1255E6-23) National Museum of American History: Performance Programs for "Everyday Life in America," 1986-1990

Box 1 of 4

(121EE6-24) Hispanic Outreach Project and SI News Service, 1986-1990

Box 1 of 4

(1292E6-13) [?]

Box 1 of 4

(1252E6-05) "Hughie" Program for the Deaf in Museums

Box 1 of 4

(1255E6-07) Conference on a Common Agenda for History

Box 1 of 4

(1255E6-08) National Museum of American Art, Black-American Popular Song/Rhythm & Blues, 1985-1988

Box 1 of 4

(1238E6-12) Planetarium Workbook and Planetarium Teacher Workshop, 1985-1990

Box 1 of 4

Educational Outreach Proposals for 1991

Box 1 of 4

Educational Outreach Proposals for 1986

Box 1 of 4

Correspondence and Memoranda, 1990-1993

Box 1 of 4

Final Report: "A Woman Called Truth," 1990

Box 1 of 4

Teacher's Resource Guide on North American Indians

Box 1 of 4

"The West as America": A Guide for Teachers [includes slides], 1991-1992

Box 1 of 4

Memoranda, 1990

Box 1 of 4

Educational Outreach Fund: National Postal History & Philatelic Museum, 1993

Box 1 of 4

Box 2

General

Final Report on Educational Grants for 126EE9-03 and 1238E9-04

Box 2 of 4

Memoranda, 1986-1990

Box 2 of 4

Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1992

Box 2 of 4

"Field to Factory" Collaborative Workshops: Final Report, 1990

Box 2 of 4

National Air and Space Museum, 1992

Box 2 of 4

National Postal History and Philatelic Museum: "My Town, Your Town--Across Town Pen Friends," 1993

Box 2 of 4

National Museum of American Art: "Art and Life of William H. Johnson" educational materials

Box 2 of 4

National Museum of American History: "Japanese Americans and Executive Order 9066," 1992

Box 2 of 4

Native American Women's Music, 1994

Box 2 of 4

Anacostia Museum: "Sixteen African American Collectors"

Box 2 of 4

"Bringing Science and Scientists into the Elementary School Classroom," 1994

Box 2 of 4

Anacostia Museum: "The Moten Black Collectors Hall of Fame," 1994

Box 2 of 4

"Space for Women: Perspectives on Careers in Science"

Box 2 of 4

National Postal History and Philatelic Museum: "High School History Hosts," 1993

Box 2 of 4

Washington Regional Workshop

Box 2 of 4

Proposal Cover Sheets

Formal Environmental Education Program in the Province of Bocas del Toro, 1992

Box 2 of 4

USIE Wider Audience Pilot Program, 1992

Box 2 of 4

The Community Bridge

Box 2 of 4

Accessible Editions of Three Smithsonian Brochures

Box 2 of 4

Muharran - Related Observations in Iran, India, and Trinidad

Box 2 of 4

National Conference on the History and Scholarship of African Gospel Music

Box 2 of 4

Cultures in Motion: Portraits in American Diversity

Box 2 of 4

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Arms and Armor

Box 2 of 4

American Encounters Public Programs

Box 2 of 4

Exhibition Workshop for "Strength and Diverisity: Japanese American Women, 1885-1990"

Box 2 of 4

Multicultural Conference

Box 2 of 4

Smithsonian Research Expedition Scholarships

Box 2 of 4

Save Outdoor Sculpture

Box 2 of 4

Saynday Was Coming Along - Silverhorn's Drawings by the Kiowa Trickster [includes slides]

Box 2 of 4

Word of Mouth: Using Stories to Teach History

Box 2 of 4

Museum Internship Cooperative

Box 2 of 4

Knowledge and Power: Land in Native American Culture

Box 2 of 4

Filipino Heritage

Box 2 of 4

Targeted Publications for D.C. Area Educators

Box 2 of 4

Washington D.C. Regional Workshop

Box 2 of 4

Experimental Gallery

Box 2 of 4

General

Bay, Ann

Box 2 of 4

Memoranda: General Outreach, 1986-1987 [includes slides]

Box 2 of 4

Invitation Lists to Special Events, 1989-1990

Box 2 of 4

Report on the Benjamin Banneker Project, 1992

Box 2 of 4

Symposium Transcript: "Word of Mouth - Learning and Teaching Through Stories," 1991

Box 2 of 4

Box 3

Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Celebration Records, 1987-1995

Box 3 of 4

Box 4

Cassette Tape Recordings of Lectures, Events, and Meetings

Black Family Reunion at the National Museum of American History, 1990

Box 4 of 4

Education Outreach Proposals, 1989

Box 4 of 4

Cultural Education Committee - General Meeting of September 12, 1989

Box 4 of 4

Black Family Reunion at the Baird Auditorium, 1993

Box 4 of 4

Educational Outreach Panel, 1990

Box 4 of 4

Cultural Education Committee - General Meeting of December 5, 1989; and Executive Meeting at the National

Box 4 of 4

Portrait Gallery on December 5, 1989

Box 4 of 4

Award Education, 1994

Box 4 of 4

Lecture on Education and Technology at the Baird Auditorium on December 11, 1990

Box 4 of 4

Cultural Education Committee - General Meeting of April 11, 1990

Box 4 of 4

"Neria" Film at the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, 1993

Box 4 of 4

Educational Outreach Panel - Meeting of July 7, 1989

Box 4 of 4

Cultural Education Committee - General Meeting of October 2, 1990

Box 4 of 4

Educational Outreach Panel - Meeting of May 21, 1990

Box 4 of 4

Cultural Education Committee Papel [Tapes 1 & 2]

Box 4 of 4

RR-OIS Memorandum of July 31, 1989

Box 4 of 4

"Bon Chere Camarade," no date

Box 4 of 4

African Festival Reception of May 28, 1988

Box 4 of 4

Press Briefing, 1989

Box 4 of 4

Cultural Education Committee - General Meeting at the Regents Room on June 12 [?]

Box 4 of 4

Cultural Education Committee - General Meeting of May 4, 1989

Box 4 of 4

"The District of Columbia," (Joe Burden), 1982

Box 4 of 4

Regents Dinner at the Arts and Industries Building on May 8, 1988

Box 4 of 4

Educational Outreach Panel - Meeting, no date

Box 4 of 4

Program on "Malcolm X" at the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden on January 23, 1994

Box 4 of 4

Environmental Science Fair at the Smithsonian Building on July 13, 1994

Box 4 of 4

Black Family Reunion at the Baird Auditorium on September 9, 1988

Box 4 of 4

MIT Search Committee, 1986

Box 4 of 4

Media Conference at the Carmichael Auditorium on October 18, 1990

Box 4 of 4

"America the Beautiful," no date

Box 4 of 4

Cultural Education Committee/Executive Committee - Meeting of September 7, 1989

Box 4 of 4

Chicago Alumni at the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden on April 16, 1994

Box 4 of 4

Black Family Reunion at the National Museum of American History on September 20, 1991

Box 4 of 4

Cultural Education Committee - General Meeting of September 11, 1991

Box 4 of 4

Lecture on Education and Technology in the Quadrangle on December 11, 1990

Box 4 of 4

"Soldiers of the Cross - Richard ALlen and the Founding of the African Methodist Espiscopal Church," 1989

Box 4 of 4

"Afro-Americans and the Evolution of a Living Constitution"

Box 4 of 4

Cultural Education Committee/Executive Committee - Meeting of June 1, 1989

Box 4 of 4

Videotape

"Slices of the Universe" (1990)

Box 4 of 4

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